According to the Campus Crime Report produced by the VSUPD, on-campus burglaries have more than doubled in under a year.
 Burglary is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a crime.
 Some believe the influx in the student population plays a part in the number of burglaries, but the university law enforcement thinks otherwise.
 “Since the dorms feel more like home, students tend to let their guard down,” Josh Luke, Corporal said.
 Cpl. Luke and Officer Juan Arzayus also said students on campus should always take the proper safety precautions such as locking doors and keeping valuables out of plain sight. They also advise students to keep serial numbers of their belongings in case they are ever burglarized.
Students who live on campus are concerned with the burglary issue and are not too convinced with the residence halls’ security.  Alexis Parker, freshmen chemistry major, and Stormy Williams, freshmen nursing major, agreed that some adjustments need to be made to dormitory entry.
 “It’s easy to get in facilities,” Parker said. “You just swipe and people come in. No one really asks if you live there.”
 On-campus burglaries have significantly increased in just five years. The four reported burglaries of 2006 pales in comparison to the 30 that have already been reported in 2010. 
 These burglaries affect some students more than others.
 “I walked in our room, I left the door unlocked,” Brandon Ford, freshmen business major said. “These people came in and took my friends phone. I feel uncomfortable.”